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[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6056]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Only the springs on the mattress survived the intensity of the blaze in this guest room. Fourteen rooms were gutted, with other rooms damaged by smoke, water and heat."
Date: February 28, 1955
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6055]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Streaks Of Smoke up the walls of the west wing of Lake Texoma Lodge Sunday showed the havoc left by a pre-dawn blaze that routed 50 guests from their rooms. Fourteen guest rooms were gutted, as was the lodge's central lobby. Other rooms, received smoke heat and water damage."
Date: 19550229
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6062]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo from inside a room with an air condition burned out at the outside wall, burned up bed and cahir in the middle, two guys on the outside of the window on the upper left, and more. Backside handwriting: "H.A. Burchfield and H.A. Burchfield Jr. from Catfish Bay look into window")"
Date: February 28, 1965
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6063]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Flames Swept Through the west wing, foreground, of Lake Texoma Lodge early Sunday routing 50 guests. Thirty-six rooms in this wing were termed a total loss by Charles Monroe, chairman of the state planning and resouces board. The lobby of the 104-room hotel was also damaged by the flames which were fought by firemen from Kingston, Durant and Madill. Cause of the blaze was not determined . Loss has been estimated as … more
Date: February 28, 1965
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6060]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(arial view of a hotel/lodge in the center, vehicles in the drive-trhu, lake on the top left background, and more)"
Date: February 28, 1965
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6061]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo of a lodge wing, pickup with "Lake Texoma Lodge" on the door, wing of the lodge across the top, burned chair/mattress at the camera front, and more)"
Date: February 28, 1965
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6057]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Broken glass, water, ashes and ruined furniture litter this guest room at Lake Texoma Lodge after fire raced through the lodge Sunday before dawn."
Date: February 28, 1955
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6058]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Escape Route is shown off by young Clay Simmons,, Tyler, Texas, to his father, Robert B. Simmons, who was working on an oil rig nearby and missed the fire. Clay, on the ladder, shows how he and three other Simmons children escaped with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Ellison, Norman, from the second floor. Mrs. Simmons also fled through a window from her room on the first floor."
Date: 1965
Creator: Traverse, Austin
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.b1270.0280]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Rector Swearengin, left, is the outgoing president of the Lake Texoma Association, being succeeded by Otto Vehle, while Britt Swain was re-elected executive director."
Date: February 26, 1962
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.b1270.0281]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Representing the Oklahoma Woods and Water Club of which he is president at the coin flipping ceremonies for the Texoma Fish Bowl, Dick Story, left, won the toss."
Date: September 13, 1965
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.b1270.0279]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Britton W. Swain jr., 28-year-old mid-term business administration graduate of Southeastern Sate college at Durant, has been named executive vice-president of the Lake Texoma association and assistant manager of the Denison chamber of commerce."
Date: January 29, 1958
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1322.0205]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "In the 13 years since Oklahoma University took over the hull of an unfinished resort hotel on the shores of Texoma, the campus has grown to 18 buildings, including this science laboratory."
Date: August 3, 1962
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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